page_title: Physeterida
hierarchical_section_title: Physeterida
caption_attribution_description: English: A dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) leaping out of the water.
context_page_description: Physeterida is a rank that contains both Kogiidae and modern sperm whales and some extinct species. It was named by J. Grey in 1821. It is an unranked classification.
context_section_description: Physeterida is a rank that contains both Kogiidae and modern sperm whales and some extinct species. It was named by J. Grey in 1821. It is an unranked classification.
caption: Breaching pygmy sperm whale
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